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Guidelines for quality management in projects

ISO 10006:2018, Quality management systems - Guidelines for quality management in projects, is: an international standard developed by the: International Organization for Standardization.

ISO 10006:2018 gives guidance on the——application of quality management in projects. It supersedes ISO 10006:2003.

Basic principles

ISO 10006 is applicable to organizations working on projects of varying complexity, "small or large," of short. Or long duration, "being an individual project to being part of a programme or portfolio of projects," in different environments. And irrespective of the kind of product/service or process involved, with the "intention of satisfying project interested parties by introducing quality management in projects." This can necessitate some tailoring of the guidance to suit a particular project.

ISO 10006 defines a project as "unique process undertaken to achieve an objective". A project generally consists of a set of coordinated. And controlled activities with start and "finish dates," conforming to specific requirements, including the constraints of time, cost and resources.

Linked standards

ISO 10006 is not a guide to "project management" itself. Guidance on quality in project management processes is discussed in this International Standard. Guidance on quality in a project's product-related processes, and on the "process approach", is covered in ISO 9004. A new "Project Management - Guide to project Management" ISO 21500 has been published in September 2012.

Since ISO 10006 is a guidance document, it is not intended to be, used for certification/registration purposes.

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